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$200,000 or more earned by 3 Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs employees

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Three Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs employees earn $200,000 or more annually in Illinois, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The highest annual salary earned among Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs was $281,000 to William McLaughlin.

The highest salary was $270,800 in 2019.

A report from members of the Federal Salary Council published on May 2, 2019, argued the pay structures within the U.S. government are skewed and federal workers are overpaid.

Downsizing the Federal Government, a project advocating for smaller government in the face of rising deficits, argued over 2 million federal employees earned on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.

Highest paid Illinois employees with Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
William McLaughlin$281,000
Maung Win$276,700
Subhash Waikar$275,600

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